Wire-fence stretcher.



H. F. HANSEN & J. 0. SCOTT. WIRE FENCE STRETUHER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1911.

1,091,217, Patented Mar. 24, 1914,

3 H62 //fl '9 fiat! UNITED STATES ffflENT OFFICE.

HANS F. HANSEN, 0F HARTLAND, WISCONSIN, AND JOHN C. SCOTT, OF STILLMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE STRETCHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HANs F. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Hartland, in the county of Vaukesha and State of Wisconsin, and JOHN C. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Stillman Valley, the State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Stretchers, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wire fence stretchers and more particularly to stretchers which are adapted to stretch fence wire while the same is being fastened to supporting fence posts.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a wire fence stretcher which is adapted to stretch fence wire during the course of erection of said fence without the necessity of adding additional fence posts to form a brace.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire fence stretcher which is adapted to be braced against one of the fence posts forming the fence of which the wire is to become a part.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire fence stretcher which is adapted to stretch barb wire, mesh wire, netting or any other wire used in constructing fences.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire fence stretcher which is simple in construction and operation and is inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above, and other objects in view, the invention consists of the wire fence stretcher and its arts and combinations as set forth in the c aims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views Figure l is a side view of the improved wire fence stretcher shown in connection with a meshed wire fence, a part of the stretcher being in section; Fig. 2 is a top view thereof, a portion of the stretcher broken away to show other parts therebeneath; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken on line 4-4 of Fig. l;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15, 1911.

in the county of Ogle, in

Patented Mar. 24, 1914;. Serial No. 638,619.

and Fig. 5 is a side view of the crank wrench for operating the stretcher.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicatesfence posts of ordinary construction and 9 the wire netting which is to be connected thereto. These particular'posts are shown as provided with a brace timber 10 to brace the last post inthe direction of strain.

The stretcher 11 is adapted to butt against the end post or one of the intermediate posts and it consists of a standard 12 provided with brace rods 13, forwardly extending spacing bars 14, threaded stretching hook members 15 and a wire clamp 16. v The lower end of the standard is adapted to restupon the ground and the brace rods are swung outwardly at an angle with their lower ends also resting on the ground to hold the standard in upright position. The upper ends of the rods are bent at right angles and the bent portions 13 extend through the standard and are provided with nuts on their outer ends thus providing a pivotal connection be- The spacing bars 14 have bent or ho-ok ends 17 which depend downwardly through the bolt loops 18 to hold said bars in hori zontal positions with their free ends butting against the fence post. These bars are positioned nearthe upper and lower end portions, respectively, of the standard.

The threaded hook members 15 extend loosely through openings 19 of the standard and have nuts 20 threaded on their outer ends. The inner hooked ends 21 of these members are adapted to hook around the clamping bar 16 and when the nuts are turned on the members will draw said bar toward the standard. The clamping bar 16 is formed of two strips 16 fastened together by the bolts 22 and the wire netting is interposed between said strips and the strips clamped together before the bar is engaged by the hook members.

A cranked nut wrench 23 is provided for convenience in turning the nuts quickly. In using the stretcher with meshed wire one end of the wire is fastened to a fence post or other support and the opposite end portion of the .part to be stretched and fastened to another post is clamped between the strips of the clamping bar and the standard is put in position with the spacing bars butting against the fence post. The threaded members are now hooked around the clamping bar and the nuts on the members are turned by means of the nut wrench. This movement will draw the wire taut and when sufficient tension is obtainedthe wire is fastened to the post by staples or other securing means.

WVhen one section of wire is stretched and fastened to its support another section may be taken up in the same manner and the operation repeated until the entire length of Wire is stretched and secured. In using the stretcher with barbed or other wire, (not shown) the wire is Wound around the hooked ends of the threaded members and the said members are drawn taut in the same manner described with reference to the meshed wlre.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the wire fence stretcher provides for stretching the wire without the necessity of providing a support other than the fence posts for bracing the stretcher.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A wire fence stretcher, comprising a standard, spacing bars connected thereto and extending horizontally therefrom, said spacing bars having a hook and loop connection with the standard, a fence wire engaging bar, and stretching members engaging the wire engaging bar and the standard.

. 2. A wire fence stretcher comprising a standard, spacing bars connected thereto and extending horizontally therefrom, said spacing bars having a hook and loop connection with the standard, a wire engaging clamping bar, and stretching members adjustably connected to the standard and to the clamping bar.

3. A wire fence stretcher, comprising a standard, brace rods connected to the standard and adjustable at an angle therefrom, spacing bars connected thereto and extending horizontally therefrom, said spacing bars having a hook and loop connection with the standard, a wire engaging clamping bar, and stretching members adjust-ably connected to the standard and to the clamping bar.

4. A wire fence stretcher, comprising a standard, provided with looped portions, brace rods pivotally connected thereto, spacing bars having approximately right angled ends which are removably connected to the looped portions of the standard and supported in horizontal position, a wire engaging clamping bar, and stretching members extending through the standard and engaging the clamping bar.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

HANS F. HANSEN. JOHN C. SCOTT.

Vitnesses as to signature of Hans F. Hansen:

R. S. CALDWELL, KATHERINE HoL'r.

WVitnesses as to signature of John C. Scott:

D. C. ROBBINS,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patentl. Washington, D. C. 

